OKA
| Open Knowledge Association (OKA) | |
|---|---|
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| Location |  Switzerland |
| Legal status | Association (tax-exempt non-profit) |
| Founding date | 7 May 2022 |
| Official language(s) | English |
| Budget | USD 60,000 (2023) |
| Website | oka.wiki |
| E-mail address | info@oka.wiki |
OKA (Open Knowledge Association) is a Swiss non-profit organization dedicated to improving Wikipedia and other open platforms. It provides Wikipedia training and monthly stipends (grants) to full-time and part-time translators to edit Wikipedia. It currently funds ~15 full-time translators (split among 30+ active translators).
OKA editors are disclosed as paid editors because they receive compensation. However, OKA editors are independent and not required to work on any particle articles or topics. OKA is active on three Wikipedias (English, Portuguese, Spanish) and covers many source languages including French, German, Italian, and Russian.
Statistics
[edit]| Year | EN WP | ES + PT WP | All Wikipedias |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1163 | 525 | 1688 |
| 2022 | 148 | 0 | 148 |
| Total | 1311 | 525 | 1836 |
Note: excludes work done on existing articles (e.g. expansion of correction, improvements, cleanup).
Legal structure
[edit]OKA is an association based in St-Légier, Switzerland, founded in 2022 (UID CHE-461.288.884). It is recognized as a tax-exempt organization with a public utility purpose.
Local Wikipedias
[edit]List of Wikipedias which have or had OKA activity:
English Wikipedia
[edit]- en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Intertranswiki/OKA – WikiProject task force (a subproject)
- en:Template:OKA – Talk page template
- en:Template:OKA category/summary – summary table of article quality for OKA articles submitted to en:WP:Afc
- Categories:
Portuguese Wikipedia
[edit]- pt:Predefinição:OKA – Talk page template
- pt:Categoria:Artigos traduzidos por um editor da OKA – category
Spanish Wikipedia
[edit]- es:Plantilla:OKA – Talk page template
- es:Categoría:Artículos traducidos por un editor de OKA – category
Wikidata
[edit]- d:Q126974966 – categories
- d:Q119854899 – OKA templates
How to help
[edit]Joining OKA
[edit]OKA is always seeking volunteers. If you are interested in joining us, please contact us. Potential tasks include:
- Day-to-day management (prioritization of articles, quality review, teams management)
- Admin (disbursement of grants, annual reports, accounting)
- Internal processes improvements
- Fundraising and community outreach
- International expansion
Individuals who donate over CHF 5,000 per year are eligible to join OKA as formal members with voting right in the annual assembly.
Grant application
[edit]OKA does not accept unsolicited applications for grants. When positions for stipend recipients are open, they are generally advertised on LinkedIn for a very short period of time. CVs of candidates are then reviewed, followed by a short interview and trial period.
Members
[edit]Directors
[edit]- User:7804j (Jonathan Zimmermann. Founder and main donor)
Informal project members (unpaid, not officially part of OKA)
[edit]OKA grant-recipients
[edit]List of OKA editors (active and previously active)
Useful links
[edit]Instructions to OKA translators (within Meta Wikimedia)
- Onboarding quick start & resources list
- Main instructions (translating into EN WP)
- Other instructions (translating into non-English Wikipedia)
- Translations checklist
Official (off-wiki)
English Wikipedia
- en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Intertranswiki/OKA – WikiProject
- Articles published by OKA: on-wiki
- OKA articles submitted in AfC
- Category:Articles translated by an OKA editor – base category at English Wikipedia